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Verizon Introduces Fios Prepaid Triple Play Service

by Alan Spencer

Verizon has introduced Fios Prepaid triple play with pay-as-you-go Fios TV, Internet and a home phone line, all over fibre optic cable. As the services are prepaid, no credit checks will be required and …

Tags:broadband| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Verizon| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Videocon d2h Adds Netflix App

by Alan Spencer

The Indian DTH service provider, Videocon d2h has signed a standalone deal with Netflix to allow Videocon d2h customers to access the Netflix library of TV and movie titles via a dedicated app on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 09

F&S Research Shows That VR Will Replace TV

by Alan Spencer

According to Digital TV Europe, Frost & Sullivan believes that in the next five years, the VR market has the potential to replace television for the consumer market. The Frost & Sullivan report, “Future …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 09

International TADF Symposium Due for Frankfurt

by Alan Spencer

The first International symposium on TADF will take place in Frankfurt at the Hilton City Centre Hotel on 7th September 2017. The symposium will be hosted by Cynora and is intended to provide a …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| TADF| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Demand Growing For Large LCD TV Panels

by Alan Spencer

According to Sigmaintell Consulting, during January, 19.63 million LCD TV panels were shipped globally which was a fall of 8.4% on month and 1.3% on year. Shipments of 32″ LCD TV panels fell 18.6% …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Netflix Use Overtakes DVR Use In US Households

by Alan Spencer

Leichtman Research Group surveyed 1,211 US households and found that 82% have a DVR, get Netflix, or use VOD from a cable or telco provider. They also found that 30% of households used two …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Asia Pacific Region to See Impressive pay-TV Growth

by Alan Spencer

According to Digital TV Research, the Asia Pacific pay-TV sector is vibrant compared to most of the rest of the world in terms of subscribers, revenues and growth. In is forecast that by 2022, …

Tags:APAC| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Vizio

Smart TV Owners’ Claim Against Vizio Can Proceed

by Alan Spencer

A California federal judge has determined that the smart TV owners that accused Vizio of collecting and sharing their viewing habit data without consent, can now move forward with their claim. This is the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| TVs (TV Sets)| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Ukraine sees Subscriber Growth in DTH and IPTV

by Alan Spencer

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the number of satellite TV subscribers at the beginning of 2017 was 470,800, which was a five-fold increase on the 1st April 2016 figure of 90,400. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Ukraine| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Foxconn Intends to Buy the Toshiba Memory Chip Unit

by Alan Spencer

The Foxconn Technology Group has announced its plans to buy Toshiba’s loss-making chip business. The chairman of Foxconn, Terry Gou, made this announcement during a factory event in Guangzhou, China as reported in the …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Apple

New iPhone to have Redesigned Fingerprint ID Solution

by Alan Spencer

According to supply chain reports, the inclusion of an OLED screen and the removal of the home button are just two of the changes planned by Apple for the iPhone 8. Another big change …

Tags:Apple| Fingerprint Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Largan Precision Sees Revenues up on Year

by Alan Spencer

Largan Precision, a manufacturer of smartphone lens modules, reported February revenues of $112 million, down 9.22% on month, mainly due to fewer working days in the month, but up 69.46% on year. In the …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 09